Farmers’ willingness to pay for stress-resilient maize hybrids in rain-fed agro-environment in Karnataka

Although maize plays a vital role in the food, fodder, and livelihood security of millions of farmers in India, it is highly vulnerable to drought and heat stress. Maize cultivation is prevalent in stress-prone agro-ecology, where the risk of losing the yield and income of smallholder farmers is hig...

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Autores principales: Kulkarni, Atul Prabhakar, Kuchanur, Prakash H., Satihal, Dayanand G., Zaidi, Pervez H., Rahut, Dil B.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Indian Society of Agricultural Economics 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138077
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author Kulkarni, Atul Prabhakar
Kuchanur, Prakash H.
Satihal, Dayanand G.
Zaidi, Pervez H.
Rahut, Dil B.
author_browse Kuchanur, Prakash H.
Kulkarni, Atul Prabhakar
Rahut, Dil B.
Satihal, Dayanand G.
Zaidi, Pervez H.
author_facet Kulkarni, Atul Prabhakar
Kuchanur, Prakash H.
Satihal, Dayanand G.
Zaidi, Pervez H.
Rahut, Dil B.
author_sort Kulkarni, Atul Prabhakar
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description Although maize plays a vital role in the food, fodder, and livelihood security of millions of farmers in India, it is highly vulnerable to drought and heat stress. Maize cultivation is prevalent in stress-prone agro-ecology, where the risk of losing the yield and income of smallholder farmers is high. Development and deployment of stress-resilient maize hybrids to farmers in marginal areas are crucial for coping with drought risk. The adoption of stress-resilient varieties depends on farmers' perception of the hybrid and willingness to pay (WTP) for it. In this paper, the study has estimated WTP for stress-resilient maize hybrids using primary data collected from 180 maize-growing farm households from rain-fed agro-environments in the Indian state of Karnataka. WTP was estimated using a doublebounded dichotomous choice model, and the mean WTP worked out to 312.76/kg. Farmers are WTP 37 cent premium prices to stress-resilient maize hybrid as compared to the average price paid to conventional hybrids.
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spelling CGSpace1380772025-10-26T12:50:34Z Farmers’ willingness to pay for stress-resilient maize hybrids in rain-fed agro-environment in Karnataka Kulkarni, Atul Prabhakar Kuchanur, Prakash H. Satihal, Dayanand G. Zaidi, Pervez H. Rahut, Dil B. stress resilience maize hybrids willingness to pay Although maize plays a vital role in the food, fodder, and livelihood security of millions of farmers in India, it is highly vulnerable to drought and heat stress. Maize cultivation is prevalent in stress-prone agro-ecology, where the risk of losing the yield and income of smallholder farmers is high. Development and deployment of stress-resilient maize hybrids to farmers in marginal areas are crucial for coping with drought risk. The adoption of stress-resilient varieties depends on farmers' perception of the hybrid and willingness to pay (WTP) for it. In this paper, the study has estimated WTP for stress-resilient maize hybrids using primary data collected from 180 maize-growing farm households from rain-fed agro-environments in the Indian state of Karnataka. WTP was estimated using a doublebounded dichotomous choice model, and the mean WTP worked out to 312.76/kg. Farmers are WTP 37 cent premium prices to stress-resilient maize hybrid as compared to the average price paid to conventional hybrids. 2023 2024-01-18T23:53:14Z 2024-01-18T23:53:14Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138077 en Open Access Indian Society of Agricultural Economics Kulkarni, A.P., Kuchanur, P.H., Satihal, D.G, Zaidi, P.H. & Rahut, D.B.(2023). Farmers’ willingness to pay for stress-resilient maize hybrids in rain-fed agro-environment in Karnataka. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 78(2), 171-185.
spellingShingle stress
resilience
maize
hybrids
willingness to pay
Kulkarni, Atul Prabhakar
Kuchanur, Prakash H.
Satihal, Dayanand G.
Zaidi, Pervez H.
Rahut, Dil B.
Farmers’ willingness to pay for stress-resilient maize hybrids in rain-fed agro-environment in Karnataka
title Farmers’ willingness to pay for stress-resilient maize hybrids in rain-fed agro-environment in Karnataka
title_full Farmers’ willingness to pay for stress-resilient maize hybrids in rain-fed agro-environment in Karnataka
title_fullStr Farmers’ willingness to pay for stress-resilient maize hybrids in rain-fed agro-environment in Karnataka
title_full_unstemmed Farmers’ willingness to pay for stress-resilient maize hybrids in rain-fed agro-environment in Karnataka
title_short Farmers’ willingness to pay for stress-resilient maize hybrids in rain-fed agro-environment in Karnataka
title_sort farmers willingness to pay for stress resilient maize hybrids in rain fed agro environment in karnataka
topic stress
resilience
maize
hybrids
willingness to pay
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138077
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